Singles
1973 Fidelity Tournament
Champion	Rod Laver
Runner-up	Roy Emerson
Score	6–4, 6–3
Draw	32
Seeds	10

The 1973 Fidelity Tournament – Singles was an event of the 1973 Fidelity Tournament men's tennis tournament played at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia in the United States from January 30 through February 4, 1973. The draw comprised 32 players and 10 of them were seeded. Rod Laver was the defending champion. First-seeded Laver won the singles title, defeating seventh-seeded Roy Emerson 6–4, 6–3 in the final.^[1][2][3][4]

Seeds

Draw

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Rod Laver	77	6
	3	John Alexander	63	3
								1	Rod Laver	6	6
								7	Roy Emerson	4	3
	7	Roy Emerson	6	6
	2	Dick Stockton	4	4

Top half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	Rod Laver	7	4	6
		Frew McMillan	5	6	1			1	Rod Laver	6	7
		Allan Stone	62	5					Frank Froehling	3	5
		Frank Froehling	77	7											1	Rod Laver	6	6
		Brian Gottfried	6	6											6	Cliff Richey	4	3
		Onny Parun	3	1					Brian Gottfried	0	2
		José Edison Mandarino	0	3				6	Cliff Richey	6	6
	6	Cliff Richey	6	6																		1	Rod Laver	77	6
	5	Stan Smith	6	6																		3	John Alexander	63	3
		Barry Phillips-Moore	3	3				5	Stan Smith	7	5	6
		Bob Hewitt	2r						Charlie Pasarell	5	7	2
		Charlie Pasarell	3												5	Stan Smith	6	3	4
		Nikola Pilić	77	6											3	John Alexander	4	6	6
		Harold Solomon	63	3					Nikola Pilić	64	67
		Roy Barth	2	2				3	John Alexander	77	79
	3	John Alexander	6	6

Bottom half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	4	Bob Lutz	6	6
		Milan Holeček	2	2				4	Bob Lutz	6	6
		Cliff Drysdale						9	Andrew Pattison	3	3
	9	Andrew Pattison	w/o												4	Bob Lutz	4	6	2
	10	Gerald Battrick	4	6	5										7	Roy Emerson	6	3	6
		Bob Maud	6	3	7				Bob Maud	6	65	1
		Terry Addison	1	6	4			7	Roy Emerson	3	77	6
	7	Roy Emerson	6	2	6																	7	Roy Emerson	6	6
	8	Jim McManus	3	4																		2	Dick Stockton	4	4
		Jaime Fillol	6	6					Jaime Fillol	66	2
		Phil Dent	6	6					Phil Dent	78	6
		Tom Edlefsen	2	2												Phil Dent	6	63	67
		Ove Bengtson	3	2											2	Dick Stockton	2	77	79
		Colin Dibley	6	6					Colin Dibley	64	63
		Patricio Cornejo	5	3				2	Dick Stockton	77	77
	2	Dick Stockton	7	6

References

External links

• ITF tournament edition details